Point Prevalence Surveys of Antimicrobial Use among Hospitalized Children in Six Hospitals in India in 2016

• Main Authors: Sumanth Gandra (Author), Sanjeev K. Singh (Author), Dasaratha R. Jinka (Author), Ravishankar Kanithi (Author), Ashok K. Chikkappa (Author), Anita Sharma (Author), Dhanya Dharmapalan (Author), Anil Kumar Vasudevan (Author), Onkaraiah Tunga (Author), Akhila Akula (Author), Garima Garg (Author), Yingfen Hsia (Author), Srinivas Murki (Author), Gerardo Alvarez-Uria (Author), Mike Sharland (Author), Ramanan Laxminarayan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in India is among the highest in the world. Antimicrobial use in inpatient settings is an important driver of resistance, but is poorly characterized, particularly in hospitalized children. In this study, conducted as part of the Global Antimicrobial Resist...